Bloggers and DIY masters Kit Lee and Shini Park – of Style Slicker and Park and Cube fame – have created a book of awesome fashion projects. This is our absolute favourite.
Of course, it’s a handbag.
So, earn your place in the fash pack and make your own ever so chic lunch bag clutch.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Soft leather (Napa)
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Fabric scissors
- Pins
- Matching colour thread
- Sewing machine
- Cardboard
STEP 1. MEASURING YOUR PANELS
Lay
the leather sheet on your work surface with the polished side facing
down, and decide the ideal size and depth of your lunch bag. Measure and
draw two rectangle side panels, a front panel, back panel and a base
panel (five pieces in total). Don’t forget to add 2½ cm (1 inch) seam allowance around each piece and 5 cm (2 inches) to the top section to be folded over.
STEP 2. CUT THE PANELS
You guessed it – cut out the panels.STEP 3. PIN AND STITCH SEAMS
Pin and stitch the side panels together. Now pin on the base to line up correctly in the corners. Trim the corners to avoid any bulky fabric. Carefully stitch the base on. The bag should be inside out.
STEP 4. STRENGTHEN THE BASE
Cut out a piece of cardboard the size of the base panel, to use for support.Push the bag the right way out, and insert the cardboard to line the base of the bag.
FINISHED ARTICLE
You can add a skinny belt as a way of closing the bag or just roll it and rock the full lunch bag look.
So…do you like this too??
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